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president obama wants peace among all people. you have people like him who want a war going because there are so few of him, they have to keep the rest of us shedding each other's blood around the world so they can take over and continue to do the evil they do. guest: i guess you will not be a donor to my organization. the facts speak for themselves. i am talking about major hasan, who carried out an attack and somalis who were going to carry out attacks. there are al qaeda and jihadist sympathizers in the military and other parts of society. you cannot deny that. is not a plot by the united states. host: a caller from our independent line. caller: you talked about how the homegrown terrorism was right wing, neo-nazi, that type of stuff. are they looking into any connections between these moslems and neo-nazi groups in america? maybe they play on the hatred of the jew-thing as a way to recruit white, english as big americans who can get into areas easier than a moslem could? is this a possibility or is the government looking into
president obama wants peace among all people. you have people like him who want a war going because there are so few of him, they have to keep the rest of us shedding each other's blood around the world so they can take over and continue to do the evil they do. guest: i guess you will not be a donor to my organization. the facts speak for themselves. i am talking about major hasan, who carried out an attack and somalis who were going to carry out attacks. there are al qaeda and jihadist...
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obama, it is not going to work. why don't you knock on your rich neighbor's door and see what kind of response you get from them? don't ask the federal government to give it to you, don't ask mr. obey to give it to you. show some initiative yourself and knock on doors and beg for it. in the past, it has not worked and it will not work now. social security, medicaid, the post of this, everything the government has ever touched has not worked. that is why we are trillions in debt. he let business people do it, -- if you let business people do it -- there are more clerks in the government, percentage wise, then there are works in business. you figure that one out. -- than there are crooks in business. host: congressman obey calling for a war tax, saying that a surtax is necessary if obama wants to send more troops. he opposed the vietnam war, and mindful of the funding that drained lyndon johnson's great society program -- 30 years later, he is chairman of the house appropriations committee and is adamant that the afgh
obama, it is not going to work. why don't you knock on your rich neighbor's door and see what kind of response you get from them? don't ask the federal government to give it to you, don't ask mr. obey to give it to you. show some initiative yourself and knock on doors and beg for it. in the past, it has not worked and it will not work now. social security, medicaid, the post of this, everything the government has ever touched has not worked. that is why we are trillions in debt. he let business...
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caller: i think that obama is not doing a good job. when he first was elected i had a lot of problems with him, but aside from that, he said a lot of things and we see him doing opposite on so many different things. he says bringing troops backed. when he announces what he is going to do, he is going to be sending more relevant in them back. how or -- our americans going to believe what comes out of your mouth if you do the opposite of what you say you are going to do? host: final paragraph of a story inside the "usa today" on the president huddling with his advisers and on this point. donald from tallahassee, florida, good morning. -- donald from tallahassee, florida, good morning. caller: i would like to hear the president stepped up and make this one comment, we are bringing back the press. once these republicans, who love to say -- once they hear the draft, you will end this war in two minutes. what we have are just a few boys just going over there and dying while they sit in their health arspot and going into these juie bars and g
caller: i think that obama is not doing a good job. when he first was elected i had a lot of problems with him, but aside from that, he said a lot of things and we see him doing opposite on so many different things. he says bringing troops backed. when he announces what he is going to do, he is going to be sending more relevant in them back. how or -- our americans going to believe what comes out of your mouth if you do the opposite of what you say you are going to do? host: final paragraph of...
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obama was the first democrat to win there in more than four decades. in new jersey incumbent jon corzine lost to chris christi. here's ari fleischer on what this might mean for the obama administration and democrats. >> the first year of any presidential election or midterm right after a presidential party in power, almost always suffers big losses. that's what you can anticipate if history is any guide. here's the killer statistic if i'm a democrat. in virginia in 2008 when barack obama took virginia, people under 30 were 21% of the electorate. today they were 10%. the black vote was 20% of all virginia votes last year. today it was 15%. the very coalition that put barack obama over the top is not showing up. >> but democrats still may make election history. correspondent richard lui will take a look at a new york congressional race in a few minutes and more on the wider implications of these elections. >>> more infants and young people are hospitalized for swine flu but in california older people are more likely to die from it. a study says the fatal
obama was the first democrat to win there in more than four decades. in new jersey incumbent jon corzine lost to chris christi. here's ari fleischer on what this might mean for the obama administration and democrats. >> the first year of any presidential election or midterm right after a presidential party in power, almost always suffers big losses. that's what you can anticipate if history is any guide. here's the killer statistic if i'm a democrat. in virginia in 2008 when barack obama...
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so what are the key sticking points for president obama? is the ability of the afghan government -- how much cooperation is he getting from president hamid karzai? >> not as much as he would like. president obama has suggested karzai do more to crack down on corruption and the illegal drug trade that funds terrorist activity there. but senior administration officials say it's skeptical karzai will follow through on his promises. now if he does not, "the new york times" reports the white house is considering shifting some money from the central government to local afghan leaders who cooperate with u.s. objectives, robin. >> richard, thank you. we'll have to watch this for sure. >>> so your state may have huge money problems. a new report finds that the same economic pressures that pushed california to the brink of insolvency are rattling other states. if there are signs the recession is fading, why are so many states struggling? >> you know how the job market is behind the rest of the economy? it's a little bit like that with state economies
so what are the key sticking points for president obama? is the ability of the afghan government -- how much cooperation is he getting from president hamid karzai? >> not as much as he would like. president obama has suggested karzai do more to crack down on corruption and the illegal drug trade that funds terrorist activity there. but senior administration officials say it's skeptical karzai will follow through on his promises. now if he does not, "the new york times" reports...
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. >>> just a few minutes ago president obama landed in seoul, south korea, the last stop in his weeklong asian tour. he left beijing this morning and arrived at the air base. he will be meeting with u.s. troops and has a meeting scheduled with the south korean president. earlier today the president visited the great wall of china and met with the china premier. we have surveillance video that i think is going to make your jaw drop. everything was quiet at a utah oil refinery and then suddenly, bam, a huge explosion the investigators say the fireball soared 100 feet, knocked a nearby home off its foundation and damaged almost 100 others. thankfully, amazingly, nobody was hurt. two weeks later this is still being investigated. the plant has shut down voluntarily. >>> so your holiday travel's already more expensive because of surcharges at the airlines added on for the busiest days. now we're learning the surcharges are not ending after the new year. money expert, jennifer westhoven, i thought the whole pitch was, this is just for the busy holidays. >> it was just for those busy holidays bu
. >>> just a few minutes ago president obama landed in seoul, south korea, the last stop in his weeklong asian tour. he left beijing this morning and arrived at the air base. he will be meeting with u.s. troops and has a meeting scheduled with the south korean president. earlier today the president visited the great wall of china and met with the china premier. we have surveillance video that i think is going to make your jaw drop. everything was quiet at a utah oil refinery and then...
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. >>> the white house says that president obama will decide in a matter of weeks if more troop also go to afghanistan. new for you in about 30 minutes, the new development that could make the decision even more complicated. >>> people getting sick, maybe from e.coli led to a big recall of ground beef in the northeast you need to know about today. jennifer westhoven has that list. there's possibly even a death connected to this? >> i don't think it's possible. new hampshire had health officials say that's true, one person died after eating contaminated beef. there are reports of other people getting sick that could be connected to this recall. it's something to look out for if you have ground beef in your refrigerator. the company in question is fairbank farms of asheville, new york. their beef, it won't say fairbank farms on t it was sold as the store brand. so if you're in the northeast, this is where it will affect you. acme, bj's giant, trader joe's. some of the stores involved. go and check if you bought the store ground beef. if you have any of the beef you can take it back for a
. >>> the white house says that president obama will decide in a matter of weeks if more troop also go to afghanistan. new for you in about 30 minutes, the new development that could make the decision even more complicated. >>> people getting sick, maybe from e.coli led to a big recall of ground beef in the northeast you need to know about today. jennifer westhoven has that list. there's possibly even a death connected to this? >> i don't think it's possible. new...
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so it's more or less the republicans appeal of the obama policies. i would say that that twitter commentor raises a good point. but the thing is opinion of public leaders change over time. look at hillary clinton. she's one of the most polarizing figures in america. she has razor edge close to winning the democratic nomination and now she's one of the four popular figures in the obama cabinet. and of course, look at ronald reagan whose political career had been declared dead many times before he won the republican nomination in 1980 and then presidency. >> host: we found this piece in "the new york times" and elsewhere about charlie crist. surefire for the republican becomes a right-wing target. he rapson then that they are surprising by mark rubio. the former speaker of the house answer to mr. obama by the national review. what's going on there and within the party? >> guest: same thing we saw in the election in new york 23, the special congressional election in two weeks ago. and we're seeing it here in florida. there is a revolt among conservative
so it's more or less the republicans appeal of the obama policies. i would say that that twitter commentor raises a good point. but the thing is opinion of public leaders change over time. look at hillary clinton. she's one of the most polarizing figures in america. she has razor edge close to winning the democratic nomination and now she's one of the four popular figures in the obama cabinet. and of course, look at ronald reagan whose political career had been declared dead many times before...
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so really, the obama is the only leader. the people need to stand up and congress are going to stand up if we're going to get something good out of it. host: georgia, carolyn on our republican line. caller: referring to what the lady just said. i understand that obama was wanted to be president by many people in the united states because they said he looked so well and he looked presidential. and that may be a reason why a lot of people voted for him. and also, about insurance. i think the majority of people are pleased with what we have and it seems to me that the government really does provide for its people, food cars, free housing, and also insurance for children in the state of georgia, which is known as peach care, down to in-- delta insurance. and also, we provide for people in this country. however, i do believe that the government needs to take a look at those people that cannot provide insurance and provide for them only. and it should be separated from the 85% of the people that really do have good insurance. and
so really, the obama is the only leader. the people need to stand up and congress are going to stand up if we're going to get something good out of it. host: georgia, carolyn on our republican line. caller: referring to what the lady just said. i understand that obama was wanted to be president by many people in the united states because they said he looked so well and he looked presidential. and that may be a reason why a lot of people voted for him. and also, about insurance. i think the...
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i voted for obama. now that that is out of the way i'm going to tell you this, everyone went into this with their expectations way too high. really, how do people keep getting their hopes up like this every election. high hopes lead to disappointment. she's like, get over it people. things don't change that much. i wonder what cory has been through in his or her life. could be a guy as well. kim is on the phone calling from virginia. all right, kim. you had an election there, didn't you. >> we did. we did. i was just calling in because i wanted to voice my opinion. i'm a die hard republican. i'm really sad. the big guys keep getting bigger. the small guys get smaller. 1/3 of what he was making before. these guys are taking advantage of it. contractors are. they're burning up, you know, these guys, good guys working in the business. 20, 30 years. try to pay them $8 or $10 an hour. our president needs to step up and do something about it. i think he's a good guy. i think he's got the means to do it. i jus
i voted for obama. now that that is out of the way i'm going to tell you this, everyone went into this with their expectations way too high. really, how do people keep getting their hopes up like this every election. high hopes lead to disappointment. she's like, get over it people. things don't change that much. i wonder what cory has been through in his or her life. could be a guy as well. kim is on the phone calling from virginia. all right, kim. you had an election there, didn't you....
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when will he break from obama? congressman don edwards is another so-called progressive for single payer. she took single payer off the table. she, too, said in july anything less than a public auction tight to medicare rates was unacceptable. she, too, then reneged on a promise and accepted the puny public option. then just last week, guess what? steny hoyer posted a fund-raiser for donna and ones, johnnies have shell on capitol hill. host come $5,000, pact, $25,000, individual, $1,000. congressman raul brough of all, the head of the so-called progressive congress started out supporting single payer. now he's in favor of the puny public option. he says he will strongly consider voting against the puny public option if it is watered down to the triggers. this is what the democrats are good at, capitulation. capitulate, capitulate. let's look at the other side for a bit of guidance. joe lieberman, the senator will shut down the senate if to the tropics have for the health insurance companies. who will be our joe lie
when will he break from obama? congressman don edwards is another so-called progressive for single payer. she took single payer off the table. she, too, said in july anything less than a public auction tight to medicare rates was unacceptable. she, too, then reneged on a promise and accepted the puny public option. then just last week, guess what? steny hoyer posted a fund-raiser for donna and ones, johnnies have shell on capitol hill. host come $5,000, pact, $25,000, individual, $1,000....
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i say obamaism is not going to work. if it did we would be celebrating the economic miracle of europe. i say to republicans, come up with something besides a tax cut in terms of explaining how you will do it. i would tell them as i did, i was very impressed with bob mcdonald, the republican candidate for governor. president obama was coming to campaign against him. he said the president is always welcome at the commonwealth of virginia. there has to be a personal grace note that the republican caucus has lost. he is the president. he is a figure that has -- demands our respect and he is well-liked and we need to do a better job as a party to separate -- and separate the differences of opinion about policy compared to how we speak to hiabout him as a person. there are people in our caucus who do not -- are not able to bridge that note. >> we spent time thinking about this but we will try to be concise. i would say to the republican caucus that i know lee atwater said when your opponent is busy destroying himself, do not i
i say obamaism is not going to work. if it did we would be celebrating the economic miracle of europe. i say to republicans, come up with something besides a tax cut in terms of explaining how you will do it. i would tell them as i did, i was very impressed with bob mcdonald, the republican candidate for governor. president obama was coming to campaign against him. he said the president is always welcome at the commonwealth of virginia. there has to be a personal grace note that the republican...
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>> i believe as president obama believes that the rule of law should be a cornerstone for our national security policy. given the nature of the conflict when we promote the rule of law, when we promote the american people as a nation of laws, we promote national security. and i think military commission's reform is one example of that. but the rule of law, the work that we do, the work that we do with your support out there is very much consistent with national security, and promote national security given the nation of the conflict we have today. so that is sort of my daily reason for getting up in the morning and doing what we do. and i look forward to your questions. thank you. >> at this point would have exactly 60 minutes left for discussion. i appreciate you sticking to the guidelines. the first question i would ask, there seems to be a theme across the presentation that deal with the constant sharing of information which usually reflects, thanks david for coming, the theme is that the problems that we confront have a horizontal like nature whether it is terrorism or cyber issues
>> i believe as president obama believes that the rule of law should be a cornerstone for our national security policy. given the nature of the conflict when we promote the rule of law, when we promote the american people as a nation of laws, we promote national security. and i think military commission's reform is one example of that. but the rule of law, the work that we do, the work that we do with your support out there is very much consistent with national security, and promote...
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this is butt obama. obama wants to take over the country. the only way he can do it is to crash our government, bankrupt it, and the only way he can do that and ever since he's been in office, that's all he's done, is kill jobs and that's the only way he can set up his government is to bankrupt ours. that's exactly what he's doing. everybody needs to open their eyes and look at this. host: annie is joining us from kingstown, indiana. caller: good morning. it's nicetown. host: i apologize. caller: i couldn't agree more with the last lady. this goes through, it's going to destroy our health system. if anyone would go to health science institute of baltimore, there is a global organization of doctors and medical scientists that talk about the causes of diseases and the natural cures for diseases. and it's free. all you have to do is hsibaltimore.com and they can understand how we can avoid diseases. when we put in a program where you are forced to go to doctors in order to find out what's going to deal with something after you get it, you destr
this is butt obama. obama wants to take over the country. the only way he can do it is to crash our government, bankrupt it, and the only way he can do that and ever since he's been in office, that's all he's done, is kill jobs and that's the only way he can set up his government is to bankrupt ours. that's exactly what he's doing. everybody needs to open their eyes and look at this. host: annie is joining us from kingstown, indiana. caller: good morning. it's nicetown. host: i apologize....
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a discussion assessing the obama presidency. from the jfk library and museum, nick burns on terrorism and nuclear weapons. at 5:00, on ludicris on a youth mentoring. and howard dean on -- and dick armey. >> more now all about fraud and abuse in the medicare and medicaid systems. from "washington journal," this is 45 minutes. host: lewis morris, department of health and human services deputy inspector general. one of his responsibilities is investigating fraud in the medicare and medicaid programs. what kind of fraud are we talking about? guest: it ranges from organized criminals setting up sham medical equipment companies to regrettably some of the large fortune 500 companies in this country. every place we look we're finding evidence of fraud. host: how pervasive? guest: it is hard to say. fraud is a crime of deception. the most effective frauds are those that go undetected. the the news is that we're using high-tech screening devices. we're using tebaldi to get a jump on these crimes faster and faster -- we are using technolog
a discussion assessing the obama presidency. from the jfk library and museum, nick burns on terrorism and nuclear weapons. at 5:00, on ludicris on a youth mentoring. and howard dean on -- and dick armey. >> more now all about fraud and abuse in the medicare and medicaid systems. from "washington journal," this is 45 minutes. host: lewis morris, department of health and human services deputy inspector general. one of his responsibilities is investigating fraud in the medicare and...
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what's fair in politics, and assessing the president obama presidency. also, tuesday night, the first steak dinner as he welcomes india prime minister. later american icons, three nights of documentaries, beginning with the supreme court. now a portion on the conference of distracted driving, a new government report says distractions caused 6,000 deaths last year. and half a million injuries. hosted by the transportation department, this is about two hours and ten minutes. >> i'm deputy transportation. it's a real pressure to be here today. i know we had an excellent day yesterday with a lot of very important activities. we're going to be building on that today. we're going to start right at the top today. hearing from two of our united states senators. and let me begin by introducing our first speaker senator mark pryor, he has served since 2003. he's a voice of reason who works with democrats for arkansas and our nation. he serves on six committees, including the senate rules, senate ethics, homeland security and governmental affairs, the appropriation
what's fair in politics, and assessing the president obama presidency. also, tuesday night, the first steak dinner as he welcomes india prime minister. later american icons, three nights of documentaries, beginning with the supreme court. now a portion on the conference of distracted driving, a new government report says distractions caused 6,000 deaths last year. and half a million injuries. hosted by the transportation department, this is about two hours and ten minutes. >> i'm deputy...
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obama had campaigned hard for corzine. the leaders of both parties spoke to cnn this morning. >> last night was an example what happens when elected officials don't pay attention and listen to what people out there are saying. we're listening and paying attention at the gop and we're good to build off last night and hopefully bring home more victorys next year. >> i think you read these as local races with local concerns. that's traditionally how these two races have gone in the years after the presidential race. but the president is quite pop already lar in both new jersey and virginia. >> democrats still made election history. richard lui will take a look at a new york congressional race in a few minutes and more on the implications of the elections. >>> we're hearing some emotional reaction about three missing north dakota soft ball players who were found dead tuesday in a jeep in a pond. rafer weigel has more on this disturbing story. rafer? >> natasha, authorities had been looking for the three since late sunday night
obama had campaigned hard for corzine. the leaders of both parties spoke to cnn this morning. >> last night was an example what happens when elected officials don't pay attention and listen to what people out there are saying. we're listening and paying attention at the gop and we're good to build off last night and hopefully bring home more victorys next year. >> i think you read these as local races with local concerns. that's traditionally how these two races have gone in the...
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president obama, the commander in chief spoke at the service trying to be a voice of comfort during this difficult time. let's give it a listen. >> for those families who have lost a loved one, no words can fill the void that's been left. we knew these men and women as soldiers and care givers. you knew them as mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, sisters and brothers. >> there you have it, very well spoken there. let's bring this our experts on this and take your calls, by the way 1-877-tell-hln is the number. joining us to talk about ann scott tyson military reporter for the "washington post." we'll get really into the investigation side of it with her also with us jack helmer, field director for military ministry at ft. hood. jack, were you at the memorial service today? >> yes, i was, mike. >> how moving was it today? you could feel it, as i was watching it. were you there. describe your feelings being so close to the situation. >> well, i've been to more moving ceremonies but these are soldiers and they are -- many of them are combat veterans so they're not as emotionally as pro
president obama, the commander in chief spoke at the service trying to be a voice of comfort during this difficult time. let's give it a listen. >> for those families who have lost a loved one, no words can fill the void that's been left. we knew these men and women as soldiers and care givers. you knew them as mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, sisters and brothers. >> there you have it, very well spoken there. let's bring this our experts on this and take your calls, by the...
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obama called her a very nice-looking catwoman. and the first couple later held a reception for military families in the white house. >>> two men originally involved with a radicalist islamic group have an extradition hearing in canada tomorrow. a two-year investigation by the fbi alleges they conspired to commit federal crimes. their arrest came days after a shoot-out with the fbi in detroit. the son of an imam in that shooting was also arrested in windsor. >>> the number of kids who died from swine flu jumped this month. the cdc says h1n1 killed 19 kids for the week ending of october 23rd. at least 114 kids have died since the spring. the government says children are at high risk for h1n1 and should get vaccinated. as mary snow reports, the advice has some parents divided. >> want to get a class out or something? >> reporter: laura wellington says she does what she can to keep her 10-year-old daughter izzy healthy along with the rest of her family. but when it comes to the h1n1 vaccine -- >> i'm absolutely not getting the childre
obama called her a very nice-looking catwoman. and the first couple later held a reception for military families in the white house. >>> two men originally involved with a radicalist islamic group have an extradition hearing in canada tomorrow. a two-year investigation by the fbi alleges they conspired to commit federal crimes. their arrest came days after a shoot-out with the fbi in detroit. the son of an imam in that shooting was also arrested in windsor. >>> the number of...
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also, president obama met with his half brother in china. you might recall that he has just published a book that says he was abused by his father, the father of president obama. and guess who wants protection from the h1n1 virus? the guys who wear big, white beards. robin? >> not the first. >> the vaccine. >>> nicholas cage brought about his own financial ruin. that's according to his business manager. he was responding to a suit the actor filed against him. levin says he warned the actor he could face bankruptcy unless he scaled back his lavish lifestyle. >>> it may be harder to hide than you think. wired magazine sent a writer on a quest to disappear to see if police could find him. he set up a fake identity with his own facebook and twitter accounts. he traveled across the country, using gift cards to get by. if anyone found him, they would get $25,000. >> i dyed my hair. had fake glasses. a had a fake wedding ring, a variety of disguises. >> the disguises didn't work. he was caught after three weeks on a pizza run. >>> some tv sets coul
also, president obama met with his half brother in china. you might recall that he has just published a book that says he was abused by his father, the father of president obama. and guess who wants protection from the h1n1 virus? the guys who wear big, white beards. robin? >> not the first. >> the vaccine. >>> nicholas cage brought about his own financial ruin. that's according to his business manager. he was responding to a suit the actor filed against him. levin says he...
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. >> host: have you met president obama? >> guest: i have twice actually. i think he is an amazing, charismatic leader, smart, generous, open, educated to the issues of gay marriage. i think is a wonderful and ambitious as is the first lady. >> host: paul in pasadena california. you were on with judy shepard, author of "the meaning of matthew." >> caller: hello, judy. it is a thrill to talk you. i met you a few years ago and i just want to say that for someone...
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president obama leaves today for his first visit to asia as president. he will start in tokyo and make stops in singapore, shanghai, beijing and seoul. he's going to talk to asian leaders about the u.s. economy, the trade deficit with china, and his plans for afghanistan, among other things. >>> the husband of retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor has died from alzheimer's complications. john o'connor was 79. he and his wife became a washington power couple when she served as the court's first female justice. colleagues say when his disease got worse she started bringing him to court. >>> lou dobbs is leaving cnn at the end of last night's show he said he's leaving the network effective immediately. over the past few years he's taken a stand on hot topics. he's going to look for more ways to take a more active role in the issues facing the nation. >>> how are you doing today? i'm robin meade. welcome. >>> new this morning, cnn has learned that tomorrow morning the parents of the so-called balloon boy will plead guilty to charges related to th
president obama leaves today for his first visit to asia as president. he will start in tokyo and make stops in singapore, shanghai, beijing and seoul. he's going to talk to asian leaders about the u.s. economy, the trade deficit with china, and his plans for afghanistan, among other things. >>> the husband of retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor has died from alzheimer's complications. john o'connor was 79. he and his wife became a washington power couple when she served...
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president obama planned on it being closed by january 27th. eric holder explained today why that most likely won't happen. >> i think's going to be difficult to close the facility by january the 22nd. one of the things that i think is most problematic in that regard is trying to relocate the people who are going to be approved for transfer, finding places where they can be safely placed both for the nation that will host them and for the american citizens. i'm not sure we're going to be able to complete that process by january the 22nd, though we are constantly in the process of trying to do exactly that. >> holer says trying the five 9/11 terror suspects in new york is a key step toward closing guantanamo. >>> other news for you, the alleged ft. hood gunman may be permanently paralyzed from the waist down. major any you tall hasan was shot four times during the shooting spree last week. he's hospitalized in intensive care at brook army medical center in san antonio. his civilian lawyer caulk talked with him for about an hour yesterday. >> he'
president obama planned on it being closed by january 27th. eric holder explained today why that most likely won't happen. >> i think's going to be difficult to close the facility by january the 22nd. one of the things that i think is most problematic in that regard is trying to relocate the people who are going to be approved for transfer, finding places where they can be safely placed both for the nation that will host them and for the american citizens. i'm not sure we're going to be...
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president obama greeted them yesterday. a senior administration official says the president was obamaing appropriate protocol and the trip did nothing but enhance the sbogs status of the u.s. relative to japan. >> the space shuttle "atlantis" should be on its way to the international space station later this afternoon. live picture for you as it sits on the platform they plan to launch 2:28 eastern. 100 shuttle fans get to see the launch up close to tweet about it. they're expected to reach 150,000 twitter followers. >> a big mess in seattle, washington. look at what a mudslide has done to this house. fortunately, no one was hurt, but the area's dealing with blustery, rainy days as the first of two storms rolled into the pacific northwest. winds gusted, knocked over trees, causing a few power outages as well. a second storm forecast tomorrow. so you can be on the lookout. >>> a legal battle is heating up between the pentagon and the aclu. at issue, photos that appear to show americans abusing foreign detainees. here's the q
president obama greeted them yesterday. a senior administration official says the president was obamaing appropriate protocol and the trip did nothing but enhance the sbogs status of the u.s. relative to japan. >> the space shuttle "atlantis" should be on its way to the international space station later this afternoon. live picture for you as it sits on the platform they plan to launch 2:28 eastern. 100 shuttle fans get to see the launch up close to tweet about it. they're...
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as you can see, president obama walking up the gangplank. he'll get in, turn around, is a salute, perhaps, and then it will take off. all right. there he is. "air force one" now headed to alaska. and a long trip to asia. we will be back with more. >>> new this morning, there's no record the ft. hood shooting suspect ever claimed to his supervisors about his claims of being harassed over religion. that's what two senior military officials told the associated press. they also say there's no indication major nidal hasan formally requested to leave the military. his family has said he was seeking legal advice about that. meanwhile his attorney has concerns about the case. >> not only do i have concerns about it, i can tell you, i've been approached on the street by many folks in this vicinity who've expressed the same concern. is it possible for him to get a fair trial, they ask me. and i just simply shake my head and say, well, i guess we'll have to wait and see. >> now, 13 people died in the shooting at ft. hood. dozens were wounded. this was
as you can see, president obama walking up the gangplank. he'll get in, turn around, is a salute, perhaps, and then it will take off. all right. there he is. "air force one" now headed to alaska. and a long trip to asia. we will be back with more. >>> new this morning, there's no record the ft. hood shooting suspect ever claimed to his supervisors about his claims of being harassed over religion. that's what two senior military officials told the associated press. they also...
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meantime the bill president obama signs today may also boost the u.s. housing market because it is going to extend that $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit past the end of this month now to june 30th. it also creates a $6500 credit for current homeowners to buy a new home if they've lived in their current home for at least five years and they get it passed through the senate and house this week. it is on the president's desk this morning. also the bill could allow some businesses to turn their losses into cash. this bill lets all businesses apply losses from either '08 or '09 to any five years before 2008 so they can get an irs refund on the taxes they have paid. two big exceptions however. first, no business that took the bailout rescue funds, t.a.r.p., the troubled asset relief program funds from the government, they're not eligible for the tax break. also, any refunds for taxes in the fifth year would be reduced by half. again, this is something businesses have really been angling for throughout the recession. this is a long time in coming for th
meantime the bill president obama signs today may also boost the u.s. housing market because it is going to extend that $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit past the end of this month now to june 30th. it also creates a $6500 credit for current homeowners to buy a new home if they've lived in their current home for at least five years and they get it passed through the senate and house this week. it is on the president's desk this morning. also the bill could allow some businesses to turn...
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president obama promised justice for the victims' families. he and the first lady placed presidential coins in front of the battlefield crosses. the post commander also spoke. >>> you will never be accustomed to losing one of our own but we can more easily accept it when it happens on foreign soil against a known enemy. ft. hood has lost 545 from its formations in iraq and afghanistan. but never did we expect to pay such a high price at home. a place where soldiers feel secure. even so, soldiers do what soldiers do best. they take care of each other in time of need. >> there are also new developments in the investigation into the shootings. correspondent richard lui joins us with more on that. >> they showed up at the texas mosque where the leader worshipped. this is a week later after the incident. they wouldn't say what they were looking for, to answer your question but they searched through a trash bin outside the center in killeen. the president had to leave to sign what and to be a search warrant. leaders of the mosque have condemned this
president obama promised justice for the victims' families. he and the first lady placed presidential coins in front of the battlefield crosses. the post commander also spoke. >>> you will never be accustomed to losing one of our own but we can more easily accept it when it happens on foreign soil against a known enemy. ft. hood has lost 545 from its formations in iraq and afghanistan. but never did we expect to pay such a high price at home. a place where soldiers feel secure. even...
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>>> the brother of president obama. we meet him fresh off a meeting with his famous siblg in china, plus, what's at stake for our national security as the president now lands in south korea. >>> your eyes popped when you saw the latest airline prices. well, keep those eyes opened. airlines are saying they are going to keep the special holiday surcharges past the holidays. >>> and then, why that's quite a nice blouse you're wearing there today. sucking up to your boss. does it work? a new study tells us which bosses can smell it when you're putting it on thick and which cannot. >>> all that this hour on "morning express." i'm richard lui. >>> first off, pirates attacked the "maersk alabama" for the second time. pirates fired automatic weapons at the ship this morning. private security guards on the ship fired back and turned them away. now, "maersk alabama" probably sounds familiar to you, because it was hijacked in april. in april, pirates took captain richard phillips hostage five days before the navy freed him. these
>>> the brother of president obama. we meet him fresh off a meeting with his famous siblg in china, plus, what's at stake for our national security as the president now lands in south korea. >>> your eyes popped when you saw the latest airline prices. well, keep those eyes opened. airlines are saying they are going to keep the special holiday surcharges past the holidays. >>> and then, why that's quite a nice blouse you're wearing there today. sucking up to your boss....
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you said that the marriage of barack and michelle obama is calming and hope inspiring. describe what you mean by that as it relates to black men. >> well, if we look at the data and what's happen nd the african-american family. in 1966, 84% of african-american children were being raised in two-parent households. you fast-forward to 2006, that number dropped to 31%. there ae' something going on. even in the african-american community when we're having kids together we're not staying together. also the divorce rate when we're getting married in the african-american community is the highest among any distinct ethnic group. we have to look at what's going on in relationships. seeing a highly performing, very good family like the obama family in terms of the way they interact with each other, the way they're raising their children, it's something to hope for and hopefully we can emulate that and that becomes the norm in the african-american community, that type of two-parent household rather than the exception. >> harer also adds that experts say family structure and the pre
you said that the marriage of barack and michelle obama is calming and hope inspiring. describe what you mean by that as it relates to black men. >> well, if we look at the data and what's happen nd the african-american family. in 1966, 84% of african-american children were being raised in two-parent households. you fast-forward to 2006, that number dropped to 31%. there ae' something going on. even in the african-american community when we're having kids together we're not staying...
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even president obama admitted to, you know, there's i believe billions of dollars of waste annually. >> host: johnny, did you have out of-pocket expenses? >> caller: lots of out of pocket expenses. $21,000 so far. you know, i was asking the v.a. if they could pick it up and it was refused. >> host: thank you. we'll get a response. >> johnny, thank you for your service to our nation. we are grateful to that, when you were in the service. the v.a. takes care of 90% of your care until this. first of all, i would suggest you call my office in ohio and we'd be glad to go to bat for you on your some of the out of pocket costs with medicare and the v.a. the v.a. does some things, generally their course is waste because of the size of it. the fee for service medicare structure we have, we end up doing too many and too many treatments and doctors recognize that, that this isn't doesn't work that well for a lot of people that way and there is -- less fraud than waste, i think. the bill will help deal with that, it will not solve all that and the president, as you said, johnny, acknowledged in
even president obama admitted to, you know, there's i believe billions of dollars of waste annually. >> host: johnny, did you have out of-pocket expenses? >> caller: lots of out of pocket expenses. $21,000 so far. you know, i was asking the v.a. if they could pick it up and it was refused. >> host: thank you. we'll get a response. >> johnny, thank you for your service to our nation. we are grateful to that, when you were in the service. the v.a. takes care of 90% of your...
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michelle obama wore cat ears and a leopard print top. her husband called her a very nice-looking cat woman. the first couple later hosted a halloween reception for military families and for families of the people who work inside the white house. >>> roman polanski's attorney says he'll make another attempt to get the film director out of jail tomorrow. >>> three world leaders who were in power when the berlin wall fell nearly 20 years ago were honored in germany's capital. former president george h.w. bush the former soviet president mikhail gorbachev and former german chancellor helmut kohl attended this ceremony. bush said the wall's collapse had more to do with the determination of everyday people than the power of governments. >> the historic events we are gathered to celebrate were set in motion not in bonn or moscow or in washington but rather in the hearts and minds of people who had too long been deprived their god-given rights. and the wall could confine them from loved ones and lock them in a failing economic system, but in the
michelle obama wore cat ears and a leopard print top. her husband called her a very nice-looking cat woman. the first couple later hosted a halloween reception for military families and for families of the people who work inside the white house. >>> roman polanski's attorney says he'll make another attempt to get the film director out of jail tomorrow. >>> three world leaders who were in power when the berlin wall fell nearly 20 years ago were honored in germany's capital....
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. >> host: president obama? >> i'm seeing different pictures of him. in fact, the airport the cardboard cutout. and right beside the picture was a guy that looked like president obama. are you obama stand in for the store? and he wasn't. >> host: last call. 27 seconds. go ahead. >> caller: yes, my son has been autistic for -- since he was born. he was born with low birth weight. 47 pounds two onces. cords wrapped around his body. he does have brain damage. but he's high functions. he has adhd, but he was not diagnosed with autism, but i see signs of it. he had no support through the people that he can say than we do. he has before in classes four years, and now it's hard for him to find a job. it's hard for him to do anything but be a janitor. would you have any suggestions, including college for him, because he got a 4.0 in high school. it was not a regular school, it was a charter school? >> i don't have time to answer. i don't know where skills are. read some of my books. i hate to say that. but i need to talk to you for 15 minutes. we just don't ha
. >> host: president obama? >> i'm seeing different pictures of him. in fact, the airport the cardboard cutout. and right beside the picture was a guy that looked like president obama. are you obama stand in for the store? and he wasn't. >> host: last call. 27 seconds. go ahead. >> caller: yes, my son has been autistic for -- since he was born. he was born with low birth weight. 47 pounds two onces. cords wrapped around his body. he does have brain damage. but he's high...
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obama called her a nice looking cat woman. there was a reception for military families in the white house. >>> two men allegedly involved with a ratdical islamist group have an extradition hearing in canada tomorrow. they were arrested in winsor, ontario yesterday morning. a two-year investigation by the fbi alleges they conspired to commit federal crimes. their arrests came days after a shoot-without the fbi in detroit. the son of imam was also arrested in winsor. >>> the number of kids who died from swine flu jumped this month. the cdc says h1n1 killed 19 kids for the week ending october 23rd. at least 114 kids have died since the spring. the government says children are at high risk for h1n1 and should get vaccinated. as mary snow reports, the advice has some parents divided. >> reporter: laura says she does what she can to keep her 10-year-old daughter healthy along with the rest of her family. when it comes to the h1n1 vaccine. >> i'm absolutely not getting the children vaccinated. no. it's not -- the risk is not worth it
obama called her a nice looking cat woman. there was a reception for military families in the white house. >>> two men allegedly involved with a ratdical islamist group have an extradition hearing in canada tomorrow. they were arrested in winsor, ontario yesterday morning. a two-year investigation by the fbi alleges they conspired to commit federal crimes. their arrests came days after a shoot-without the fbi in detroit. the son of imam was also arrested in winsor. >>> the...
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what happened when malia obama came hope with a c? >>> the new york stock exchange has just opened for business. how will stocks react, though, after the news on unemployment claims? we're waiting to know. we're going to have a live report from wall street in a few minutes. >>> the partying is probably still going strong in the bronx. that's after the new york yankees won their unprecedented 27th world championship. folks going crazy excited about this. they knocked out the phillies last night in game six. the parade is scheduled for tomorrow in new york city. >>> hillary clinton will represent the obama administration for saturday's commissioning of the uss new york. that's what an anonymous white house official tells the a.p. anyway. the bow of the $1 billion ship contains about 7 1/2 tons of steel from the world trade center towers. >>> and those are your top stories this morning. welcome back this thursday, i'm natasha curry in for robin meade this thursday. >>> the latest video of a baby girl missing for five days.
what happened when malia obama came hope with a c? >>> the new york stock exchange has just opened for business. how will stocks react, though, after the news on unemployment claims? we're waiting to know. we're going to have a live report from wall street in a few minutes. >>> the partying is probably still going strong in the bronx. that's after the new york yankees won their unprecedented 27th world championship. folks going crazy excited about this. they...
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go to obama-weather.com. type in your location and watch the five-day forecast with the president demonstrating what to wear based on actual weather data from weather.com. >> the national forecast. >> he's barack obama, forecasting temperatures in the 80 no, sir miami wearing flip flops, shores and tank tops dressed in a parka in antarctica and carrying an umbrella when rain is predict and wearing an obama t-shirt in l.a. >> what did do you? >> i picked clothes. >> the outfits? >> yes. >> natalia lives in new york. her brother and a friend living in the former soviet republic of belarus. they taught it would be fun. they are computer programmers. >> i think it's genius. >> if you don't like getting weather from the president, you can choose angelina jolie or the character from future amma. why have people tell you how to dress when can have the president show you. most politicians are braving the elements. >> this has got to be a short speech. >> he is predicting them. the next best thing to accu-weather, oba
go to obama-weather.com. type in your location and watch the five-day forecast with the president demonstrating what to wear based on actual weather data from weather.com. >> the national forecast. >> he's barack obama, forecasting temperatures in the 80 no, sir miami wearing flip flops, shores and tank tops dressed in a parka in antarctica and carrying an umbrella when rain is predict and wearing an obama t-shirt in l.a. >> what did do you? >> i picked clothes. >>...
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oooçççççççço >>> president barack obama, "alleged ft. hood gunman charged with 14 counts of premeditated murder. >>> a teacher gets a tough job in social networking. she lost her job over facebook. >>> plus sarah palin is talking to oprah. we've got your sneak peek right here. here is the latest from hln news and views. hope you're having a great day so far. u.s. army has filed formal charges against the ft. hood shooting suspect major na dal hassan. they prepared 13 counts of premeditated murder against the psychologist. more charges may be filed in connection with that bloody rampage. it happened one week ago today. >> it's important to remember the referral of charge is the first step in the court-martial process. the charge is merely an accusation. the accused is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. we have a duty and obligation to protect the constitutional rights of everyone involved. major hassan has obtained legal representation. an accused soldier has a right to be represented by civilian counsel at no cost to the g
oooçççççççço >>> president barack obama, "alleged ft. hood gunman charged with 14 counts of premeditated murder. >>> a teacher gets a tough job in social networking. she lost her job over facebook. >>> plus sarah palin is talking to oprah. we've got your sneak peek right here. here is the latest from hln news and views. hope you're having a great day so far. u.s. army has filed formal charges against the ft. hood shooting suspect major na dal...
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even though that's the goal is to close down guantanamo bay for the obama administration. maybe you prefer a military commission instead of a civilian court. for these people charged in the 9/11 attacks. e-mail us at cnn.com/hln. call us at 1-877-tell-hln. you can also text at hlntv. standard text rates apply. or give me two seconds to post the question on my facebook page and dive into the discussion. >> you can talk live with richelle about that on-air. >>> doctors say a little girl is doing well after a rare and complicated surgery. they gave her three new organs in one day. >>> anthony sowell, the man who owns the house where eleven bodies were found pleaded not guilty to charges that led to the investigation at his home. these charges are connected to an alleged attack on women, and police investigating that discovered the bodies. the video that you're seeing is from earlier this month. police have expanded their search now of his house to a nearby property. they took away several evidence bags from there. >>> universal pictures has reportedly agreed to a $20,000 sett
even though that's the goal is to close down guantanamo bay for the obama administration. maybe you prefer a military commission instead of a civilian court. for these people charged in the 9/11 attacks. e-mail us at cnn.com/hln. call us at 1-877-tell-hln. you can also text at hlntv. standard text rates apply. or give me two seconds to post the question on my facebook page and dive into the discussion. >> you can talk live with richelle about that on-air. >>> doctors say a little...
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then just the other day, following the death of abe pollin, president obama saying that michele and i deeply saddenned to hear about the passing of abe. >> steve: michael beasley at the line for miami and as ted leonsis said, there will be a public -- they will allow the public to come and express their feelings to mr. pollin and that will be december 8th, which is actually a week from tuesday. underneath, nice fake by foye and the open jumper good >> phil: dwyane wade one of the league leaders in blocked shots >> steve: boykins working >> phil: that's what you try to dorks keep them off balance, keep them not in a good rhythm. you have to execute the offense and make the pass >> steve: boykins is called for the foul as james jones comes back for miami >> phil: boy doing the same thing on wade. he picks up the foul >> steve: heat beat new orleans and orlando, big win at orlando wednesday after losing three. wade's jumper good. 7 point for wade. beasley has 12 and jermaine o'neal has 10. for the wizards, they are led by jamison who has 13. here is butler on the baseline. now, he drives
then just the other day, following the death of abe pollin, president obama saying that michele and i deeply saddenned to hear about the passing of abe. >> steve: michael beasley at the line for miami and as ted leonsis said, there will be a public -- they will allow the public to come and express their feelings to mr. pollin and that will be december 8th, which is actually a week from tuesday. underneath, nice fake by foye and the open jumper good >> phil: dwyane wade one of the...
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obama dressing up as a cat, the president, i guess, going as a president for halloween. afterwards a retreat for kids of white house employees. >>> imagine the bragging rights for a kid monday morning. where did you trick-or-treat? >> a piece of white house candy. >> white house. >> you frame that piece. >> right, put it on the wall. >> what's going on, brooke? good to see you on a monday. first week in november, got to be better than last week in october. it is. if you look at the weather pattern, not quite as sharp as what we have. we have this from the gulf throwing massive amounts of rain on the gulf coast but areas of low pressure. one just offshore from cape hatteras. moving away from you but enough to get rain generated across south jersey, philadelphia. world series game should be okay. don't think it will be delayed but light rain showers off of long island rotating back in towards new york city. down the pike further, things are cloudy, too. let me show you what it looks like in d.c., if you're traveling in or out. big dark clouds in and out of the region. shor
obama dressing up as a cat, the president, i guess, going as a president for halloween. afterwards a retreat for kids of white house employees. >>> imagine the bragging rights for a kid monday morning. where did you trick-or-treat? >> a piece of white house candy. >> white house. >> you frame that piece. >> right, put it on the wall. >> what's going on, brooke? good to see you on a monday. first week in november, got to be better than last week in october....
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president obama promised justice. >> your loved ones endure through the life of our nation. their memory will be honored in the places they lived and by the people they touched. >> after the president's speech, he and the first lady placed presidential coins in front of the victims' battlefield crosses. >>> michael jackson's funeral cost more than a million dollars and jackson was buried in a $35,000 suit. that's from court documents unsealed during jackson's estate hearing. the singer's mother, catherine jackson, shocked her husband, joe by dropping the challenge against the state's two executors. the judge then told jackson he had no right to the assets of his son's estate. >>> you might remember the walmart employee trampled to death by a huge crowd when a store opened on black friday last year. there are new protections that may keep you safer this year if you head to a walmart. jennifer westhoven is looking out for us. >> as you can imagine, walmart don't want you to have one shred of concern about your safety. they want that totally handled so you can focus on having b
president obama promised justice. >> your loved ones endure through the life of our nation. their memory will be honored in the places they lived and by the people they touched. >> after the president's speech, he and the first lady placed presidential coins in front of the victims' battlefield crosses. >>> michael jackson's funeral cost more than a million dollars and jackson was buried in a $35,000 suit. that's from court documents unsealed during jackson's estate...
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now president obama is deciding if more u.s. troops should go to afghanistan. >>> retired general wesley clark said this is a key strategic decision. >> when the commander on the ground says he needs more troops to do the mission and you're the commander in chief, you better listen to him. now, it may be that you need to carefully consider what the mission is, but we don't want to get pushed out of afghanistan by battlefield defeats. >> about 68,000 troops are already in afghanistan. the u.s. commander in afghanistan wants up to 40,000 more. the white house says a decision could come within with a few weeks. >>> a trick-or-treater may have something way more valuable than candy in their halloween basket. an ohio woman thinks her diamond anniversary ring slipped off her finger saturday night while she was handing out the candy. >> i had it enlarged and then when with it got cold, your fingers get smaller. i noticed it's was spinning around more than it had been before, but i didn't realize it was so loose it would just slip off.
now president obama is deciding if more u.s. troops should go to afghanistan. >>> retired general wesley clark said this is a key strategic decision. >> when the commander on the ground says he needs more troops to do the mission and you're the commander in chief, you better listen to him. now, it may be that you need to carefully consider what the mission is, but we don't want to get pushed out of afghanistan by battlefield defeats. >> about 68,000 troops are already in...
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very skilled people but that doesn't necessarily mean they have to be president and i think senator obama with his unique background and coming out of nowhere if you will shows there is plenty of people in this country who are really qualified to be president and we don't have to go back to these families all the time. >> doctor the corrigan, author of american royalty, the bush and clinton families and the danger
very skilled people but that doesn't necessarily mean they have to be president and i think senator obama with his unique background and coming out of nowhere if you will shows there is plenty of people in this country who are really qualified to be president and we don't have to go back to these families all the time. >> doctor the corrigan, author of american royalty, the bush and clinton families and the danger
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. >> but president obama's senior adviser says the public option would achieve those goals, plus, cut costs and expand coverage because it would bring competition to private insurers. >>> new this morning, police arrest aid man accuseded of gunning down four people in a north carolina parking lot. investigators say they tracked down marcos gonzalez at a motel in virginia about 40 miles from the crime scene. they say that he shot and killed four men yesterday outside a tv shop. police are not giving the details, but they do not think it was random. >>> a horrific crash, i mean, crazy looking, at talladega speedway. here is rafer with the video. good morning. >> good morning to you, robin. every year there is a crash at talladega speedway. nascar drawing some criticism. they have inserted measures to try to reduce them but those measures, they say, are to blame, some drivers anyway. this guy here, ryan newman with five laps left, his car flips upside down. this is in slow motion. we're showing it to you. sputters along the track, hits the wall. but it's not done. i mean, he comes slidin
. >> but president obama's senior adviser says the public option would achieve those goals, plus, cut costs and expand coverage because it would bring competition to private insurers. >>> new this morning, police arrest aid man accuseded of gunning down four people in a north carolina parking lot. investigators say they tracked down marcos gonzalez at a motel in virginia about 40 miles from the crime scene. they say that he shot and killed four men yesterday outside a tv shop....
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president obama says the report is unsettling. he's urging congress to pass a strong child nutrition bill to help hungry american kids. the agricultural department says that poverty is the main cause of hunger. >>> winds as powerful as 95 miles an hour, well, they're pounding oregon's coast. sustained winds of 55 miles an hour are expected before the storm is over. power is out in some places. at one point a foot of water covered u.s. highway 101. >>> time for our ireport of the day. top architectural firms build structures out of canned foods. those are cans. the sculptures will be judged and after the exhibit all the cans go to a food bank. thanks to julio ortiz for spending in the pix. you give the news but you give your views. learn to be an ireporter, you'd be great. >>> five men have been arrested after allegedly using a fake search warrant to try to rob a bank. nevada authorities say that the men showed what they said was a federal warrant and then demanded money. the fbi says that they handcuffed and threatened the bank ma
president obama says the report is unsettling. he's urging congress to pass a strong child nutrition bill to help hungry american kids. the agricultural department says that poverty is the main cause of hunger. >>> winds as powerful as 95 miles an hour, well, they're pounding oregon's coast. sustained winds of 55 miles an hour are expected before the storm is over. power is out in some places. at one point a foot of water covered u.s. highway 101. >>> time for our ireport of...
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the agricultural department's numbers and how president obama is responding. let's get to one of the day's top stories. the body of 5-year-old shaniya davis was positively identified today. antoinette davis, mother, called fayetteville, north carolina, police to report her daughter's disappearance last week. we'll play that call for you in just a little bit. shaniya's father plans to make a live announcement this afternoon about his daughter's death. north carolina police say found shaniya's body yesterday off a dirt road in sanford, southwest of raleigh. witnesses say her body was on the ground. clothed only in a t-shirt. 400 people attended a candle light vigil. her distraught father had to be held up as he crowd out in prayer. >> don't give up on me. don't give up on shaniya. just knowing my baby is with you is bringing me comfort right now. >> police say evidence indicates shaniya was alive when she left a hotel in sanford. that's where she was last seen on surveillance video being carried by a man now charged in her kidnapping. more charges will likely be
the agricultural department's numbers and how president obama is responding. let's get to one of the day's top stories. the body of 5-year-old shaniya davis was positively identified today. antoinette davis, mother, called fayetteville, north carolina, police to report her daughter's disappearance last week. we'll play that call for you in just a little bit. shaniya's father plans to make a live announcement this afternoon about his daughter's death. north carolina police say found shaniya's...
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let's talk about obama. okay? he's getting a lot of flak lately because he was -- they say he was graveling to the japanese emperor. what do you think about all that criticism he's getting? >> listen, i don't think that -- listen, you win a nobel peace prize which i consider one of the best honors in the world and it starts more fights than you could ever imagine. i don't think obama can do anything right in anybody's eyes. he inherited a mess from our predecessor for eight years. he's only been in office for 11 months. change doesn't happen like that. there are people who say he hasn't done anything. i'm in california. we love him here because he told the federal government to lay off the medical marijuana clinics. it's all love out here. >> he did get a lot of the hispanic vote when he was -- right? >> you know, i think i was partly responsible for that because i did campaign with him for a year and i was never a hillary clinton supporter. i was only a barack obama supporter and he did a promo for my show, "lope
let's talk about obama. okay? he's getting a lot of flak lately because he was -- they say he was graveling to the japanese emperor. what do you think about all that criticism he's getting? >> listen, i don't think that -- listen, you win a nobel peace prize which i consider one of the best honors in the world and it starts more fights than you could ever imagine. i don't think obama can do anything right in anybody's eyes. he inherited a mess from our predecessor for eight years. he's...
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obama stumped for both of them. what does this say about obama's influence these days? is it waning or is it okay? what do you think? >> well, look, there's lessons for both parties. for the democratic party, we have to activate our vote. the republicans activate their vote. but the democrats this year haven't done as good a job as the republicans in that regard. the voter turnout in virginia was down by half since last year. now, i don't think half of all voters in virginia just disappeared. what happened was that some of them felt motivated to vote and too many of the people on our side didn't feel motivated to vote. that's why there was such a sharp drop in both states. we have to motivate our base. >> it was interesting that the exit polls in virginia and new jersey, both of them said that they still like president obama. that their vote had nothing to do with him. do you agree with that? >> well, look, people elected obama, they elected me, they elected the democrats and put us in charge of the government, because they want change. and they need to see more of it.
obama stumped for both of them. what does this say about obama's influence these days? is it waning or is it okay? what do you think? >> well, look, there's lessons for both parties. for the democratic party, we have to activate our vote. the republicans activate their vote. but the democrats this year haven't done as good a job as the republicans in that regard. the voter turnout in virginia was down by half since last year. now, i don't think half of all voters in virginia just...
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is obama's popularity waning or what do you think? >> the democratic party has to activate the vote. the republicans ablgt rate is their vote. the democrats have not done as good a job at the republicans. the voter turnout in virginia was down by half. i don't think half of all voters in virginia disappeared. some of them felt motivated to vote. too many of people on our side didn't feel motivated to vote. we have to motivate our base. >> the exit polls in virginia and new jersey, both of them said they still like president obama. the vote had nothing to do with him. do you agree with that? >> people elected obama, me, because they want change. they need to see more of it. we need to deliver. the people with expectations that voted for us need to have the expectations satisfied. there's are lessons to republicans. you didn't talk about new york. >> that was one for the team. >> think we're witnessing the disintegration of major political party. the last time that two of those counties that new york congressional district were represen
is obama's popularity waning or what do you think? >> the democratic party has to activate the vote. the republicans ablgt rate is their vote. the democrats have not done as good a job at the republicans. the voter turnout in virginia was down by half. i don't think half of all voters in virginia disappeared. some of them felt motivated to vote. too many of people on our side didn't feel motivated to vote. we have to motivate our base. >> the exit polls in virginia and new jersey,...
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>> no. >> but i read that you said the governor races yesterday were a vote for obama. now, we lost both of them. >> what i said it's a change election. >> oh. >> see, i really think new jersey was voting for change and i think virginia was voting for change. now, virginia, i think they made a huge mistake because the kind of change they're going to get is going to be women are chattlel. >> in virginia. >> -- they are still fighting slavery. virginia is one of the best managed states in the united states because they are 12 years of democratic governors, tim kaine, a phenomenal governor and they have, who's leaving now, mark warner. they are mark warner. and so, they're -- their finances in virginia are really, really solid. the thing on the ballot was a transportation issue. there's a lot of traffic in northern virginia mostly and so they were very upset about transportation. this guy bob mcdonnell that won, bob mcdonnell, i mean, bob mcdonnell like when you and me were chattel, we couldn't own things or vote. that's who bob mcdonnell. >> ah, those were the days. >> oh
>> no. >> but i read that you said the governor races yesterday were a vote for obama. now, we lost both of them. >> what i said it's a change election. >> oh. >> see, i really think new jersey was voting for change and i think virginia was voting for change. now, virginia, i think they made a huge mistake because the kind of change they're going to get is going to be women are chattlel. >> in virginia. >> -- they are still fighting slavery. virginia is...
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let's talk about obama. okay? he's getting a lot of flak lately because he was -- they say he was graveling to the japanese emperor. what do you think about all that criticism he's getting? >> listen, i don't think that -- listen, you win a nobel peace prize which i consider one of the best honors in the world and it starts more fights than you could ever imagine. i don't think obama can do anything right in anybody's eyes. he inherited a mess from our predecessor for eight years. he's only been in office for 11 months. change doesn't happen like that. there are people who say he hasn't done anything. i'm in california. we love him here because he told the federal government to lay off the medical marijuana clinics. it's all love out here. >> he did get a lot of the hispanic vote when he was -- right? >> you know, i think i was partly responsible for that because i did campaign with him for a year and i was never a hillary clinton supporter. i was only a barack obama supporter and he did a promo for my show, "lope
let's talk about obama. okay? he's getting a lot of flak lately because he was -- they say he was graveling to the japanese emperor. what do you think about all that criticism he's getting? >> listen, i don't think that -- listen, you win a nobel peace prize which i consider one of the best honors in the world and it starts more fights than you could ever imagine. i don't think obama can do anything right in anybody's eyes. he inherited a mess from our predecessor for eight years. he's...